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| 'Bodies were flying': Australians describe horrific scenes in Nice truck attack | |
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| Three Australians were injured in the truck attack that killed at least 80 people in the French Riviera city of Nice, and several others have described horrendous scenes of the carnage that followed. | |
| Foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop said on Friday afternoon the three Australians suffered minor injuries while fleeing the mayhem after the truck mowed down scores of people celebrating Bastille Day. | |
| Tori Anderson, an Australian visiting Nice, gave a harrowing account of what she saw to Channel Nine. | |
| She said she was in a tour bus and saw the parade. | She said she was in a tour bus and saw the parade. |
| “We stopped our bus and thought we’d just hop out and walk the rest of our way to our hotel along the promenade and kind of join in on all the fun,” she said. | “We stopped our bus and thought we’d just hop out and walk the rest of our way to our hotel along the promenade and kind of join in on all the fun,” she said. |
| “And basically we were walking for about five minutes … And then suddenly you could hear screaming … And I turned around and behind me was this big truck. My friend and I just looked to the side and the bodies directly beside us got pulled under the truck. Bodies were flying left right and centre. | |
| “As soon as we started running, all we could hear was gunshots. The only thing we could really do was jump off the promenade and land on the rocks down below. There was a couple of hundred people pushing everyone off the edge of the promenade. Everyone was landing on rocks. There were people – their bodies were tangled everywhere. We landed on rocks and ran for our lives. | |
| “All we could hear was gunfiring. This man was swerving all across the road, with a gun out the window just shooting anything and running anything down on the road that he could.” | “All we could hear was gunfiring. This man was swerving all across the road, with a gun out the window just shooting anything and running anything down on the road that he could.” |
| On the phone is Tori Anderson, one of many Australian’s caught up in horror attack in Nice. #9News https://t.co/Xs57rbkbJP | On the phone is Tori Anderson, one of many Australian’s caught up in horror attack in Nice. #9News https://t.co/Xs57rbkbJP |
| Sydneysider Marcus Freeman said he and his wife were in “lockdown” and safe at their hotel in Nice. | Sydneysider Marcus Freeman said he and his wife were in “lockdown” and safe at their hotel in Nice. |
| “We were 15 metres from our hotel when we heard what sounded like gunshots and people fleeing everywhere,” he posted on Facebook. | “We were 15 metres from our hotel when we heard what sounded like gunshots and people fleeing everywhere,” he posted on Facebook. |
| “We raced into our hotel ... waited for lift (longest wait of my life) ... then I steered around 10 people up with us. | “We raced into our hotel ... waited for lift (longest wait of my life) ... then I steered around 10 people up with us. |
| “Scary times ... it was all just panic.” | “Scary times ... it was all just panic.” |
| Related: Bastille Day truck attack: French president denounces 'monstrous' killing of 80 people – live updates | |
| Related: Bastille Day truck attack: what we know so far | Related: Bastille Day truck attack: what we know so far |
| Sophie Sanderlands was on holiday in France, and described to Channel Seven how thousands of people ran from the scene. | |
| “We were down on the beachfront enjoying the fireworks that they put on for the celebrations ... There was live music, people everywhere, a really happy mood. Nothing was out of place. And then all of a sudden thousands of people started running towards us screaming, crying, absolutely out of control. We had no choice but to start running with them. | “We were down on the beachfront enjoying the fireworks that they put on for the celebrations ... There was live music, people everywhere, a really happy mood. Nothing was out of place. And then all of a sudden thousands of people started running towards us screaming, crying, absolutely out of control. We had no choice but to start running with them. |
| “There were strollers on the ground, people crammed into restaurants. People trying to get into restaurants but being shut out because there was no room left.” | “There were strollers on the ground, people crammed into restaurants. People trying to get into restaurants but being shut out because there was no room left.” |
| Sophie Sanderlands is on holiday in France and has described the moment she saw thousands of people sprinting #sun7 https://t.co/bmUF3hpdbv | Sophie Sanderlands is on holiday in France and has described the moment she saw thousands of people sprinting #sun7 https://t.co/bmUF3hpdbv |
| A couple from Melbourne told Channel Nine they pulled their children to the ground when they heard the gunshots outside their apartment in Nice. | |
| Danae and Sasha Goldsmith and their two daughters, aged five and seven, were reportedly staying in an apartment above the famous Promenade des Anglais, where the attack occurred. | |
| Danae told Channel Nine they heard the music suddenly stop, and looked down at the street from their balcony to see hundreds of people running. | |
| “There was a whole lot of noise and then I thought ‘why is the truck there’– it was just coming through the crowd,” she told Nine News. | |
| “I thought ‘shit everyone’s running’ so we grabbed the kids and got down and then the gunshots all happened.” | |
| Melbourne parents describe pulling children to the ground after shots fired at Nice: https://t.co/DjixZ66cp9 #9News pic.twitter.com/r0URIWh1QY | Melbourne parents describe pulling children to the ground after shots fired at Nice: https://t.co/DjixZ66cp9 #9News pic.twitter.com/r0URIWh1QY |
| One injured Australian tourist was believed to have been travelling with tour group Topdeck at the time, Channel Nine reported. | |
| The tour company said the injuries were minor, and their other customers had been accounted for. | |
| The Department of Foreign Affairs said anyone concerned about people in Nice should first try to contact them directly. If that failed, they should call the 24-hour consular emergency centre on 1300 555 135 or +61 2 6261 3305 if calling from overseas. | |
| Worried about family and friends in France? #Nice #BastilleDay pic.twitter.com/bJosVux1qG | |
| The prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said he had spoken to the governor-general, Peter Cosgrove, who is in Paris representing Australia at the Bastille Day celebrations and next week’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first world war battle of Fromelles. Turnbull said he had been assured of Cosgrove’s safety and also spoke to Australia’s ambassador, Stephen Brady, and the New Zealand prime minister, John Key. | |
| We mourn for the victims of another murderous act of terror in France overnight, on Bastille Day https://t.co/BZ18IJJaKb | We mourn for the victims of another murderous act of terror in France overnight, on Bastille Day https://t.co/BZ18IJJaKb |
| “Our deepest sympathy and condolences are with the people of France,” Turnbull said in a statement. | “Our deepest sympathy and condolences are with the people of France,” Turnbull said in a statement. |
| “Our nations are united in freedom’s cause today just as we were one hundred years ago.” | “Our nations are united in freedom’s cause today just as we were one hundred years ago.” |
| Bishop released a statement condemning the attack. | |
| Aus Gov condemns Bastille Day attack in Nice. Thoughts with victims, their families and people of France https://t.co/bAAGdFgP3y | Aus Gov condemns Bastille Day attack in Nice. Thoughts with victims, their families and people of France https://t.co/bAAGdFgP3y |
| The opposition leader, Bill Shorten, described the attack on social media as another tragedy inflicted on innocent people. | The opposition leader, Bill Shorten, described the attack on social media as another tragedy inflicted on innocent people. |
| He said the scenes in the French Riviera city on Bastille Day were “awful” and Australia stood with its friends in France. | He said the scenes in the French Riviera city on Bastille Day were “awful” and Australia stood with its friends in France. |
| Awful scenes in Nice. Another tragedy inflicted on innocent people. Australia stands with our friends in France. | Awful scenes in Nice. Another tragedy inflicted on innocent people. Australia stands with our friends in France. |
| His deputy and the party’s foreign affairs spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek, said their thoughts were with the loved ones of those who had died or were injured. | His deputy and the party’s foreign affairs spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek, said their thoughts were with the loved ones of those who had died or were injured. |
| Shocking reports coming out of Nice. We stand w/ the people of France. Our thoughts are w/ the loved ones of those who’ve died + the injured | Shocking reports coming out of Nice. We stand w/ the people of France. Our thoughts are w/ the loved ones of those who’ve died + the injured |
| People around the country have also been sending messages of solidarity to the French, including stall-owners at the Bastille Day markets in Sydney. | People around the country have also been sending messages of solidarity to the French, including stall-owners at the Bastille Day markets in Sydney. |
| @triplejHack @abcnews French solidarity at Sydney #BastilleDay markets. #PrayForNice pic.twitter.com/T4taCuOQAB | @triplejHack @abcnews French solidarity at Sydney #BastilleDay markets. #PrayForNice pic.twitter.com/T4taCuOQAB |